Jon Favreau, Minnie Driver film ‘About a Boy’ pilot in San Francisco

The streets of San Francisco were overtaken this week by a TV crew filming an NBC pilot for “About a Boy.” The Minnie Driver project, with the pilot episode directed by Jon Favreau, drew curious Tweeters in NoPa and elsewhere throughout the city. According to the Bay City News Service:

Shooting was done in front of iconic San Francisco homes in the North of Panhandle area and in scenic spots along the waterfront over the past few days, film coordinator Lauren Machado said.

The show could return to S.F. if it gets picked up by NBC.

“If all goes well, we should see the pilot in the fall,” Machado said.

The show, starring Driver and “New Girl’s” David Walton, is based on the Nick Hornby novel. It was also made into a 2002 movie with Hugh Grant. The latest iteration is produced by “Parenthood” and “Friday Night Lights” producer Jason Katims. And Suzanne Whang, the calming host of HGTV’s “House Hunters,” is also reportedly starring in the show.

The last big TV pilot to make a splash in San Francisco was NBC’s “Trauma,” which filmed a dramatic explosion scene on 280 near AT&T Park in March 2009. The show lasted 18 episodes before being canceled.

Here are some of the Tweets from Favreau and S.F. onlookers this week: